Hotel Elbschlösschen

Was disappointed the 2 glasses of red wine were off. No replacement offered and we were charged.

This hotel is on the Elbe close to the path up to the Bastei at Sächsiche Schweiz. The sauna/spa/pool area is very restful. The place was nice and quiet. The breakfast amazing. The bar is also cozy. (If you come by train, you must take the ferry from Kurort Rathen. 3min to get across. 1.20euros.)

This was an amazing stay. We were only going to stay on night, but added another. So, there was nothing not to like! I wish I could have stayed for a week!

Although we seem to have some complaints, we really enjoyed our stay here. The location of the hotel is perfect; beautiful Elbe is just a few meters away and there is not many establishments around to disturb the peace. Even though the parking lot on the other side of the river is otherwise paid, the hotel eventually covers the cost, and for the ferry--which works very often--the guests are given a discount. The rooms are not too large but cleverly furnished and very clean. The staff is very friendly, helpful, and most of them speaks fluent English. The breakfast is very good. The spa is small, but nice and clean.

The hotel's sound isolation is not the best. Friday is disco-day in the lobby, which means BAD music that you can hear in your room if you stay on the second floor like we did. Yet the staff downstairs made sure the music was not as loud upon our call, and we could go back to sleep. Similarly, although the spa has a silent part, the children playing and screaming in the pool next door did not allow the silence to last because of the poor sound isolation. The spa (except the pool) is not open until 2pm and after 10pm. You have to schedule your day very well to enjoy the extra money you spent on a hotel with spa. Also, apparently one needs reservation for the hotel restaurant for dinner--about which we were not informed--, and it was not very nice since there are not too many restaurants around (and most of them close at 8pm). The partner establishment's (Elbiente) restaurant (kitchen open until 9pm) is nice but too fancy and slightly expensive for no reason. Also there was no way to get any drinks between 10.30 am and 12pm. since both lobby bar and restaurant were closed in that time.